Current ADP Value – Quarterbacks

Current ADP Value – Quarterbacks

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of fantasy football?

Chances are it has something to do with value and draft strategy. Luckily, this piece contains each of the two aforementioned topics. Despite it being the end of June, fantasy football preparation is well underway, and the best players start now, with hopes to be the most prepared for August.

As we all know, PFF Fantasy’s own Mike Clay publishes some of the best rankings on the Internet. Take a look, as he has been among the industry’s most accurate in the last few years.

These are PFF Fantasy’s official projections that are updated almost every day, so be sure to bookmark it and keep it handy for your drafts in the coming months.

In addition to these projections, it’s a good idea to look at ADPs (average draft positions) for each position, and for the draft board as a whole. Ignoring ADPs will lead to a lot of reaches, or missing out on a few steals.

The following chart is a tool that shows current projections and current ADPs. What can you do with them? Value. This shows our projections, the current ADP for each player, and a number representing each player’s value at those projections with current ADP. For those players who lack ADP data, an ADP of 165 will be used.

There are two sets of values, one is for players who have more than the average fantasy points, the other is for those with less than average. The higher the number, the more value that player holds.

Player

Team

Yards

Touchdowns

Rushing Yards

Touchdowns

Fantasy Points

ADP (FFC)

Fantasy Points Above Average

Value

Tier 1

Peyton Manning

DEN

5395

41

-15

1

424

11.6

109.75

127.3

Drew Brees

NO

5217

38

48

1

403

23.2

88.75

205.9

Aaron Rodgers

GB

4522

31

262

2

373

21.5

58.75

126.3

Matthew Stafford

DET

4907

32

83

1

362

45

47.75

214.9

Nick Foles

PHI

3883

32

240

5

359

65

44.75

290.9

Tom Brady

NE

4663

30

28

2

356

74

41.75

309.0

Tony Romo

DAL

4846

29

41

1

351

92.9

36.75

341.4

Matt Ryan

ATL

4767

30

77

1

349

78.8

34.75

273.8

Andrew Luck

IND

4206

27

347

2

345

52.7

30.75

162.1

Robert Griffin III

WAS

3934

23

597

2

344

68.8

29.75

204.7

Philip Rivers

SD

4204

30

68

1

323

107

8.75

93.6

Jay Cutler

CHI

4010

29

201

1

319

106.7

4.75

50.7

Cam Newton

CAR

3440

21

605

4

318

82.4

3.75

30.9

Colin Kaepernick

SF

3286

23

674

2

317

87.8

2.75

24.1

Tier 2

Alex D. Smith

KC

3911

22

351

1

311

165.7

26.95

446.6

Andy Dalton

CIN

3901

27

167

2

308

129

23.95

309.0

Johnny Manziel

CLV

3382

21

526

3

296

138.4

11.95

165.4

Ben Roethlisberger

PIT

4040

24

103

295

126.8

10.95

138.8

Russell Wilson

SEA

3020

25

454

1

290

117.3

5.95

69.8

Ryan Tannehill

MIA

3728

21

246

2

289

157.9

4.95

78.2

Jake Locker

TEN

3753

22

289

1

288

165

3.95

65.2

Teddy Bridgewater

MIN

3864

22

204

2

287

165

2.95

48.7

Jacksonville (Henne and Bortles)

JAX

3980

17

144

1

287

165

2.95

48.7

Joe Flacco

BLT

3905

23

108

1

286

165

1.95

32.2

Tier 3

E.J. Manuel

BUF

3618

18

254

3

281

165

9

148.5

Eli Manning

NYG

4183

23

43

1

281

151.8

9

136.6

Carson Palmer

ARZ

4104

22

44

1

279

154.7

7

108.3

Tampa Bay (McCown and Glennon)

TB

3881

21

97

277

140.7

5

70.4

Geno Smith

NYJ

3340

17

368

4

274

165

2

33.0

Sam Bradford

SL

3853

20

91

1

272

165

0.0

As you can see, there are three tiers of quarterbacks. Each tier is represented by an average of the tier below them. For example, the first tier’s average is 314.25, which is why Alex Smith is in the second tier, because his total points are below that average. This shows what each player’s value was compared to the rest of the players in his respective tier.

The value shows what the player’s value is corresponding to his current ADP. Alex Smith has the highest value based on ADP since he has the highest amount of fantasy points in tier two, but is not far off of tier one. But, his ADP is among those in tier two, so keep an eye on Smith for your late round quarterback needs.

Among the top-tier quarterbacks, Tony Romo has the highest value, as he is projected to finish as QB7, but his ADP is currently 92.9, or anywhere from the 7th to the 9th round, depending on the size of your draft. Keep in mind, players like Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers are listed at the low end of tier one, but their ADPs are currently in tier two, so despite a low value rating, they are still projected to be good values.

Use this chart for your fantasy leagues drafting soon, because as we all know, value drafting is among the most common strategies, and what better to show value than a value chart?